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Now That's What I Call The 80s (American Series)
''Now That's What I Call the 80s'' is a special edition compilation album from the '' Now!'' series in the United States, containing hit songs from the 1980s. It was released on March 11, 2008. In addition to a traditional CD release, an 80-track "deluxe digital edition" was made available for download only on iTunes. The album debuted at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, selling just under 34,000 copies in its first week. Sales of the deluxe edition are counted separately.Jonathan Cohen"Ross Zooms By 'NOW,' Snoop To Debut At No. 1" Billboard.com, March 19, 2008. Track listing #Michael Jackson – "Billie Jean" #Billy Joel – "Uptown Girl" #Wham! – "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" #Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" #Duran Duran – "Hungry Like the Wolf" #Simple Minds – "Don't You (Forget About Me)" #The Fixx – " One Thing Leads to Another" # Steve Miller – "Abracadabra" #Bob Seger – "Shakedown" #The Police – "Every Breath You Take" #Whitesn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now That's What I Call The 80s
''Now That's What I Call the 80s'' is a special edition of the (UK) ''Now'' series, released on October 29, 2007. The three-CD set has 60 hits from the 1980s. Track listing CD 1 #Elton John - "I'm Still Standing" (1983) #a-ha - "Take On Me" (1985) #David Bowie & Mick Jagger - "Dancing in the Street" (1985) #Nik Kershaw - "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1983) #Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - "Together in Electric Dreams" (1984) #Duran Duran - "A View to a Kill (song), A View to a Kill" (1985) #Spandau Ballet - "Gold (Spandau Ballet song), Gold" (1983) #Matthew Wilder - "Break My Stride" (1983) #DeBarge - "Rhythm of the Night (song), Rhythm of the Night" (1985) #Simply Red - "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" (1985) #Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me), Don't You Forget About Me" (1985) #The Cure - "The Love Cats (song), The Love Cats" (1983) #Soft Cell - "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (1982) #Genesis (band), Genesis - "Mama (Genesis song), Mama" (1983) #Paul McCartney - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984. It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael. The single was certified platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies. The music video features Michael and bandmate Andrew Ridgeley wearing oversized message T-shirts ("CHOOSE LIFE") created by Katharine Hamnett, starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series '' I Love the 80s''. The song was ranked number 28 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s. History George Michael's inspiration for the song was a scribbled note that his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley had left for his parents, intended to read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose. In 1984, Michael had this to say on the development of the song: It was recorded within two days at Sarm West Studio 2 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Within a few months of their first gig, the line-up settled as Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion), and this remained unchanged for the rest of the band's history. The Police became globally popular from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. Their 1978 debut album, '' Outlandos d'Amour'', reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and contains the singles " Roxanne" and " Can't Stand Losing You". Their second album, '' Reggatta de Blanc'' (1979), became the first of four consecutive No. 1 studio albums in the UK and Australia; its first two singles, " Message in a Bottle" and " Walking on the Moon", became their first UK number-one singles. Their next two albums, '' Zenyatta Mondatta'' (1980) and '' Ghost in the Machine'' (1981), led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakedown (Bob Seger Song)
"Shakedown" is a 1987 song recorded by Bob Seger, from the soundtrack of the film '' Beverly Hills Cop II''. The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who also wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, with lyrics by Seger. The song became a number-one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the ''Cash Box Top 100'', Seger's only such top mark singles-wise, as well as the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it became his second number-one hit, spending four weeks at the top. In Canada, it went to number one as well, topping the '' RPM 100'' national singles chart. In 1988, "Shakedown" was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both awards to '' Dirty Dancing''s "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". At the 60th Academy Awards, "Shakedown" was performed by Little Richard. History Initially, Seger's friend and fellow Detroiter Glenn Frey was the first choice to record "Shakedown", after having a hit wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, '' Ramblin' Gamblin' Man'' (which contained his first national hit of the same name) in 1969. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album '' Live Bullet'' (1976), recorded live in 1975 at Cobo Hall. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album '' Night Moves''. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band Song)
"Abracadabra" is a song by American rock group the Steve Miller Band, written by Steve Miller. The song was released as the first single from the 1982 album of the same name that year. In the U.S., it spent two non-consecutive weeks at on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the biggest hit of Steve Miller's career to date, as well as their last US top 40 hit. The song was interpolated in the Eminem song "Houdini", which debuted at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Origins The song is said to have been inspired by the American singer Diana Ross, whom Miller had met when they each performed on the same episode of the pop music television show '' Hullabaloo'' in the 1960s. The lyrics "Round and round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows" are a reference to the spinning wheel segment from ''The Original Amateur Hour''. Speaking on ''The Howard Stern Show'' in June 2016, Miller said at first his record company Capitol Records did not see the potential hit it would become. "C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Miller (musician)
Steven Haworth Miller (born October 5, 1943)Justin Kern. "'Wizard of Waukesha' still casts a spell here: Les Paul has 'changed the world for the better'," ''Waukesha Freeman'' (WI), May 9, 2007: "... Paul's godson, Milwaukee-born Steve Miller ... ."Lynn Van Matre. "Steve Miller gets on with making music," ''Sun-Sentinel'' (reprinted from ''Chicago Tribune''), January 2, 1987, p. 36 is an American musician. He is the founder and only remaining original member of the Steve Miller Band, which he founded in 1966, and is the principal songwriter, lead singer, harmonicist, keyboardist, and one of the guitarists. He began his career in blues and blues rock and evolved to a more pop-oriented arena rock genre during the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, releasing popular singles and albums. Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Early years Born in Milwaukee, Miller received his first exposure to music from his mother Bertha, whom he described as a remarkable j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Thing Leads To Another
"One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx, from their album '' Reach the Beach''. It is one of the band's most successful singles, reaching number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1983. It also peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Rock Top Tracks chart and became a number-one hit in Canada. Vocalist Cy Curnin has described the song as an indictment of dishonest politicians. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that the "uptempo, almost poppy feel is balanced by Cy Curnin’s strong vocalizing and the sobriety of the subject matter." Music video The video, co-produced and directed by Jeannette Obstoj, begins at a science lab where Adam Woods is looking into a microscope observing a new dimension (the wrist shackle in the video on the wall is seen on the cover of ''Reach the Beach''). It shows a dimension in a black tunnel with lights on top where Cy Curnin is dancing in a classy navy blue double-breasted suit and open-necked white s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fixx
The Fixx are a rock band from London, England, founded in 1979. The band's hits include " One Thing Leads to Another", " Saved by Zero", " Are We Ourselves?", and " Secret Separation", each of which charted in the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as Mainstream Rock chart hits " Red Skies", " Stand or Fall", "Driven Out" and "Deeper and Deeper", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1984 film '' Streets of Fire''. Early years as Portraits and The Fix (1979–1981) College friends Cy Curnin on vocals and Adam Woods on drums formed the group in London in 1979, initially calling themselves Portraits. The pair placed an ad for additional members, and recruited keyboardist Rupert Greenall, guitarist Tony McGrail and bassist Russell McKenzie, the last of whom was later replaced by Charlie Barrett. Portraits issued two singles for Ariola Records: "Little Women" (1979), and "Hazards In The Home" (1980). Later in 1980, McGrail left. At this point, the band added guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't You (Forget About Me)
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released as a single in 1985. It was written and composed by the record producer Keith Forsey and the guitarist Steve Schiff for the film '' The Breakfast Club'' (1985). Simple Minds initially declined to record it, preferring to record their own material, but accepted after several other acts also declined. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" became a breakout hit for Simple Minds, an iconic song and a 1980s anthem. The single reached No. 1 in the United States and Canada, becoming Simple Minds' biggest hit in the United States. It also reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top ten in charts around the world. Recording "Don't You (Forget About Me)" was written by Steve Schiff and Keith Forsey for the film '' The Breakfast Club'' (1985). Forsey and Schiff were inspired by a scene in which an introvert and a school bully bond while no one else is watching. Forsey said, "It was: don't f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish Rock music, rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977, becoming best known internationally for their song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 in the United States. Other commercially successful singles include "Promised You a Miracle" (1982), "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront (song), Waterfront" (1983), "Alive and Kicking (song), Alive and Kicking" (1985), "Sanctify Yourself" (1986), "Let There Be Love (Simple Minds song), Let There Be Love" (1991), "She's a River" (1995), and the List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s, UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989). Simple Minds have achieved 24 top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, and 23 top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart, including five Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones, number one albums: ''Sparkle in the Rain'' (1984), ''Once Upon a Time (Simple Minds album), O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungry Like The Wolf
"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album, ''Rio'' (1982). The song was released on 4 May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom, and 8 June 1983 in the United States. It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and received a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The music video for "Hungry Like the Wolf" was directed by Russell Mulcahy and filmed in Sri Lanka. Although the band initially failed to break into the US market, MTV placed the "Hungry Like the Wolf" video into heavy rotation. Subsequently, the group gained much exposure; the song peaked at the No. 3 spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in March 1983, and Duran Duran became an international sensation. The video won the first Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1984. The 2015 song " Hey Everybody!" by 5 Seconds of Summer contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
